Toshiba Portégé 650CT User Manual page 52

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Getting to Know the Desktop
Lesson 5: Starting Programs
4 Click Windows Explorer.
Windows Explorer opens and the taskbar displays a new
button.
Windows Explorer open on the desktop
Windows Explorer provides access to all your computer's
resources. For example, it lets you see all the icons in a particu-
lar folder on the computer's hard drive.
Notice the taskbar now has buttons for Paint and Windows
Explorer.
5 Click the Paint button on the taskbar.
Windows 95 displays the Paint program. You can move back
and forth between the two programs by clicking their buttons
alternately.
Windows 95 places the active window on top of other win-
dows on the desktop unless you have resized the windows.
Now that you have learned how to open programs, leave these two
open on the desktop, each in its own window. Go on to the next
lesson where you'll learn how to change the size, shape and posi-
tion of these windows.
Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer